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50 pfennig

City of Suhl · Germany · 1921

Front of the 50 pfennig note from City of Suhl
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A Notgeld (emergency money) series note issued by the Magistrat of Suhl in Thuringia, printed by Adolf Forker of Leipzig, showing the town arms with a castle gateway in a wreath of fir and cones. The reverse shows the Rathaus with a verse reading 'In the green forest the red town that has a shot-up town hall', referring to the damage it suffered during the fighting of the 1920 Kapp Putsch.

Ref
2584
Country
Germany
Issuer
City of Suhl
Denomination
50 pfennig
Catalogue number
–
Date
1921 (catalogue date)
Estimated value
£0.65 to £1.48 · price guide: Numista prices for German series Notgeld of 1920–21 (typically $0.87–2)
Grade
AU (estimated from photos)
Copies in the collection
1
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